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Issue Guide - What Should Go on the Internet? Privacy, Freedom, and Security Online
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Interim Report - Divided We Fail: Are Leaders and the Public Talking Past Each Other on Higher Education?
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Download the interim report from forums about higher education Divided We Fail.pdf (220 K)

Issue Guide - Political Fix: How Do We Get American Politics Back on Track?
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Issue guide - Immigration in America: How Do We Fix a System in Crisis? (updated edition, 2013)
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Issue Guide - America's Role in the World: What Does National Security Mean in the 21st Century (updated edition, 2013)
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Issue Advisory - How Can We Stop Mass Shootings in Our Communities?
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Report - No Easy Way Out: Citizens Talk about Tackling the Debt
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Issue guide - Sustaining Ourselves: How Can We Best Meet the Needs of Today and Tomorrow?
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